Tag: Space
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Government shutdown is putting a damper on science in Seattle and elsewhere
Arata Expositions’ Jason Edwards puts down a “Welcome” sign for the American Astronomical Society’s winter meeting at the Seattle Convention Center. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) It’s been called the “Super Bowl of Astronomy,” but when the American Astronomical Society’s winter meeting plays out in Seattle this week, some of the stars won’t be taking…
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VIDEO: Our favorite GeekWire moments of 2018
Technology Access Foundation co-founder and executive director Trish Millines Dziko accepts the Geeks Give Back award at the 2018 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) In this episode of TLDR, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite and most fun GeekWire moments of 2018. It was a big year for our…
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After questioning moon landings, NBA star Stephen Curry gets an invite from NASA
NBA star Stephen Curry speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) One way to get an tour of Johnson Space Center’s high-security Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is to question whether people landed on the moon at all. At least that strategy works if you’re an NBA basketball star like Golden State…
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After questioning moon landings, NBA star Stephen Curry gets an invite from NASA
NBA star Stephen Curry speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) One way to get an tour of Johnson Space Center’s high-security Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is to question whether people landed on the moon at all. At least that strategy works if you’re an NBA basketball star like Golden State…
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Amazon Web Services launches AWS Ground Station, a cloud service for satellite operators
AWS Ground Station makes use of antennas developed for Lockheed Martin’s Verge network. (AWS Image) LAS VEGAS — Space is hard, and getting data to and from orbiting satellites can be even harder. Amazon Web Services just launched a new cloud service that will take advantage of its global network to make it easier for…
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12-pound lunar meteorite known as ‘The Moon Puzzle’ sells at auction for over $600K
A lunar meteorite comprised of six fragments that fit together, puzzle-like, to form a mass weighing slightly over 12 pounds. (RR Auction Photo) A lunar meteorite discovered in a Northwest African desert in 2017 has sold at auction for $612,500, Boston-based RR Auction announced on Friday. The rare rock, classified as NWA 11789 and unofficially…
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Iridium plans to launch CloudConnect satellite IoT system in partnership with Amazon Web Services
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is ready to launch 10 Iridium Next satellites into orbit. (Iridium Photo) Iridium, the satellite communications network, announced Thursday that it intends to work with Amazon Web Services to connect the leading cloud-provider’s internet-of-things services with Iridium’s satellite network in 2019. This new service will be called CloudConnect. It builds on…
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Transcript: ‘Chief slowdown officer’ Jeff Bezos shares Amazon management tips
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the 2018 Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland. (DVIDS / DOD) When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos spoke today at the Air Force Association’s 2018 Air, Space and Cyber Conference, his head wasn’t just up in the clouds. To be sure, he devoted a lot of attention to his…
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The multibillion-dollar question: What in the world (or universe) will Jeff Bezos do with his riches?
Jeff Bezos talks with students at the opening of the Apollo Exhibit at The Museum of Flight in Seattle in May 2017. One of Bezos’ outside projects involved recovering the Apollo F-1 engines used to blast early astronauts to the moon. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Jeff Bezos transformed the modern economy, using disruptive thinking…
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ANA Holdings partners with Japan’s space agency on ‘Avatar X’ telepresence program
An artist’s conception shows the site plan for the Avatar X lab planned in Japan’s Oita prefecture. (Clouds Architecture Office) Telepresence robots on the moon and Mars? That’s the vision laid out for the partnership between ANA Holdings, the parent company of Japan’s All Nippon Airways, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The ANA-JAXA program,…